Synonyms
[1] bafflement, bewilderment, confusion, muddle, mystification, perplexity, puzzlement, whirl—more at CONFUSION
[2] amusement, diversion, entertainment—more at ENTERTAINMENT
dis·trait adjective : apprehensively divided or withdrawn in attention
dis·traught adjective 1 : agitated with doubt or mental conflict
2 : INSANE
Synonyms
agitated, delirious, frantic, frenzied, hysterical—more at FRANTIC
1distress noun 1 : suffering of body or mind : PAIN
2 : TROUBLE, MISFORTUNE
3 : a condition of danger or desperate need
Synonyms
[1] affliction, agony, anguish, misery, pain, torment, torture, tribulation, woe; also discomfort; cross, crucible, trial; heartbreak, sadness, sorrow, unhappiness; emergency, pinch; asperity, difficulty, hardship, rigor; ache, hurt, pang, smarting, soreness, stitch, throe, twinge; danger, jeopardy, trouble
[3] danger, jeopardy, peril, risk, trouble—more at DANGER
2distress verb 1 : to subject to great strain or difficulties
2 : to cause to worry or be troubled : UPSET
Synonyms
agitate, bother, concern, discompose, disquiet, disturb, exercise, freak, perturb, undo, unhinge, unsettle, upset, worry
dis·tress·ed adjective : experiencing economic decline or difficulty
dis·tress·ful adjective : causing distress : full of distress
Synonyms
anxious, nervous, restless, tense, unsettling, upsetting, worrisome—more at NERVOUS
dis·trib·ute verb -ut·ed; -ut·ing 1 : to divide among several or many
2 : to spread out : SCATTER; also : DELIVER
3 : CLASSIFY
Synonyms
administer, allocate, apportion, deal, dispense, mete, parcel, portion, prorate—more at ADMINISTER
dis·tri·bu·tion noun 1 : the act or process of distributing
2 : the position, arrangement, or frequency of occurrence (as of the members of a group) over an area or throughout a space or unit of time
Synonyms
[1] allocation, dispensation, division, issuance; also disbursement; reapportionment, redistribution
[2] arrangement, array, disposal, disposition, order, sequence, setup—more at ORDER
dis·trib·u·tive adjective 1 : of or relating to distribution
2 : of, having, or being the property of producing the same value when an operation is carried out on a whole expression and when it is carried out on each part of an expression with the results then collected together — dis·trib·u·tive·ly adverb
dis·trib·u·tor noun 1 : one that distributes
2 : one that markets goods
3 : a device for directing current to the spark plugs of an engine
dis·trict noun 1 : a fixed territorial division (as for administrative or electoral purposes)
2 : an area, region, or section with a distinguishing character
Synonyms
[1, 2] neighborhood, quarter, section; also belt, zone; department, division, part; precinct, ward; area, locality, place, region; barrio, enclave, ghetto
district attorney noun : the prosecuting attorney of a judicial district
1distrust noun : a lack or absence of trust
Synonyms
doubt, incertitude, misgiving, mistrust, skepticism, suspicion, uncertainty—more at DOUBT
2distrust verb : to hold as untrustworthy or unreliable
Synonyms
doubt, mistrust, question, suspect; also disbelieve, discount, discredit, negate
Antonyms
trust